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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 27, 1999
Filed:
Feb. 25, 1997
Kaoru Harada, Iabraki-ken, JP;
Yuhei Abe, Hitachinaka, JP;
Atsuhiko Urushihara, Kokubunji, JP;
Masayuki Ohki, Kokubunji, JP;
Hitachi, Ltd., , JP;
Abstract
A body of a portable card reader/writer has open slots and includes key switches and a display located thereon. The IC card can be inserted either slot of the body. The end of the IC card inserted from one slot is positioned by a positioning member in the vicinity of the other slot. In this position, contacts of a connector of the IC card are electrically connected to contacts of an IC connector of the body. In addition, the body is provided with a positioning member which positions the IC card inserted from the other slot, and an IC connector.
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